Best Anti Aging Products

the ANTI-AGING EMPIRE Every year, billions of dollars are spent on reversing the aging process -- and that's only expected to increase as anti-aging companies market to younger demographics in hopes that they'll want to stop the aging process before it even begins. How much do we spend on anti-aging products and procedures, and do they really work? Find out: BY THE NUMBERS The target market is expanding beyond the traditional demographic of 45-year-olds. It now includes much younger people who are interested in products they hope will prevent the first signs of aging. The estimated value of 9 million cosmetic procedures in 2011: the anti-aging market: o$330/year $114 Billion $80 Billion 18% Surgical O 82% Nonsurgical The amount women spend to color their hair each year 2011 2015 Demand for cosmeceutical products may increase 6% each year to $8.5 billion in 2015 Americans spent $10 billion on cosmetic procedures in 2011 What age respondents thought women could consider Botox $360M $6.2B Surgical Injectable $1.6B $10 Billion $1.78 20s 30s 40s Never To Each Skin Rejuvenation Non-Surgical Their Own Do ANTI-AGING PRODUCTS WORK? Consumer Reports investigated several brands of wrinkle creams, wrinkle serums and eye creams to see if they lived up to their claims: Products Tested & Duration: Products Tested & Duration: Products Tested & Duration: 16 Creams 7 Creams 9 Serums 6 Weeks 12 Weeks 6 Weeks Results: varied; changes, if any were minor, and price didn't mean anything Eye Cream Results: only one wrinkle cream was slightly better than the rest Results: the effectiveness was limited and varied from subject to subject BEYOND CREAMS & SERUMS COSMETIC SURGERY STATISTICS While some consumers are happy with their over-the-counter anti-aging products, others go to more expensive lengths to get the results they want Botox Injection 5,670,788 Procedures 13.8 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed in 2011 Forehead Lift 46,931 Procedures Microdermabrasion Thigh Lift 9,761 Procedures 900,439 Procedures Upper Arm Lift 14,998 Procedures Face Lift 119,026 Procedures Soft Tissue Filler 1,891,158 Procedures Eye Lid Surgery 196,000 Procedures Chemical Peel 1,110,464 Procedures ... Breast Lift 90,679 Procedures WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY Critics say much of the anti-aging interventions are ineffective National Institute on Aging says to be a skeptical consumer Anti-aging enthusiasts say a person's life span can be prolonged through hormone replacement therapy and dietary supplements SOURCES: term huffingtonpost.com | reuters.com | bloggernetworkredesign.sandbox.main.stylelist.com | The Aesthetic Guide July/August 2009 | nutraceuticalsworld.com | glamour.com | surgery.org |consumerreports.org | plasticsurgery.org | healthcarebluebook.com LIFE Information provided by: http://www.termlifeinsurance.org/ insurance %£0'z2 O $455.00 $7,616 $5,976 $210 $400+ O $8,373 $780 $4,850 $6,320